Course description
This level 5 course is aimed at people who wish to support people who wish to stay in their own homes.
Course outline: care provision and practice/care support, safety
and health at work, human growth and development, care skills
communications, work experience, care of the older person and children with
additional needs. In addition to subject classes this course includes cardiac first responder, emergency first aid and patient/manual handling training, skills workshops and on line infection control programme.
This course is timetabled over 2 days – Tuesday & Wednesday plus work experience.
There is a €50 registration fee for all students plus a course fee of €150. In addition non medical card holders are required to pay a €200 DES contribution (this can be paid in 4 installments)
Distance Learning and Online Courses are offered in a number of different formats, these include correspondence courses (by post), online via computer or a combination of online and classroom instruction (blended learning).. 
Further Education and PLCs (Post Leaving Cert Courses) have become a popular alternative to the CAO system here in Ireland. PLC Courses are validated by QQI (Quality & Qualifications Ireland) at levels 5 & 6 of the NFQ.. 
Continuous Professional Development (CPD) helps to keep skills and knowledge up to date and ensures the standard of registrations & qualifications are maintained.. 
Evening courses and part time learning options are a great way to enhance a CV, to socialise and make friends, as well as learn something completely new. There are an abundance of night courses and evening classes available.. 
Ireland is now in Phase 3 of the government’s road-map for reopening society and business. Most businesses, services and cultural activities have now re-opened. You are now also allowed to travel throughout the country. With the reopening of society, it is important to remember that Covid-19 is a highly infectious disease. Physical distancing, hand hygiene and other protective measures should continue to be maintained at all times..